18VAC5-22-70. Education.
A. In order for a person to take the CPA examination through Virginia, he must have obtained from one or more accredited institutions at least 120 semester hours of education, a baccalaureate or higher degree, and an accounting concentration or equivalent prior to taking any part of the CPA examination.
B. For the purpose of complying with subsection A of this section and with subdivision A 1 a of § 54.1-4409.2 of the Code of Virginia, obtaining an accounting concentration or equivalent requires obtaining at a minimum:
1. 24 semester hours of accounting courses that must include courses in auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, and taxation; and
2. 24 semester hours of business courses, no more than six semester hours of which could be considered accounting courses.
Principles or introductory accounting courses cannot be considered in determining whether a person has obtained the 48 minimum number of semester hours required for an accounting concentration or equivalent.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-4402 and 54.1-4403 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 24, eff. September 16, 2010; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 23, eff. August 9, 2017; Volume 37, Issue 12, eff. March 3, 2021.